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T. M. HOSKINS.

WORKMANS TACK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 8, I920.

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JQHUEEAS MARSHALL HUSKIENS, F EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNGR 01E QNE-HALFTO HARRY Bl. WESSLING, 0T5 EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

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Application filed November 8, 1920. serial Ito. 422,557. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, THOMAS MARSHALL Hosnrns, a citizen of the United States, and

a resident of Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Workmens 'llack Holders, of which the following is a lull, clear, and exact descri tion, reference being had to the drawings, orming part of no this specification.

My invention relates to tack holderswherein a ieedis provided for tacks, and a convenient and simple receptacle of ineze pensive character provided for shop use.

It has been my experience that much time is lost, and annoyance-caused to workmen in carriage shops and upholstery and furniture shops due to the dificulty of getting into their-hands enough tacks, and the de- 2 0 sired number of tacks to do a desired piece of work.

Theboxes in which tacks come are likely to be broken and the tacks spilled, and tacks have a tendency to pack which makes it-hard to pick up enough at a single pinch to last any length or time. The tacks adhere to the fingers and are small and hard to grasp and in a hurried efiort to pick out enough to be of service, many are likely to be spilled,

so and have to be laboriously picked up.

Accordingly I have provided a simple and inexpensive container which; will hold a large amount of tacks, and can be easily and uickl manipulated to teed'as many as as are esire into the palm of the hand of a workman.

ll am aware that there are numerous receptacles, as f r stockfeeding and the like which have a mechanical feed and that for matches on and the like there are delivery boxes which mechanically dispense a few matches at atime. All of these so far as l am advised are too complicated or expensive for rough shop usage, and would not be practicaleven as it filled with tacks, for a quick. and regulated delivery.

l accomplish the object of providing a practical receptacle and dispensing mechanism for tacks by that certain construction 5e and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specificallypointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, 1

Figure lfis a perspective view of the device.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view there of, on the line 2, 2, of Figure 1.

I provide preferably a simple standard made up of a board 1 and an upright 2 and secured to the upright anangle piece 3, riveted in place so that thehypothenuse of the triangleformed by the angle piece and the standard is presented at the side of the.

standard for a mounting member for a conical receptacle.

'lhe receptacle 4 of conical shape, as above noted, is riveted in place on the angle piece, the structure now described comprising a ver simple. and inexpensive form of recep tac e andstandard for the same.

For a lid for the receptacle, 1 provide a circular piece 5 of suitable size flanged at the base at 6 to lap the sides 'of the container or receptacle, and notched out at 7 to fit readily under the rivets or screws at the upper end of the standard.

Extending across the receptacle is a narrow strip 8 which is provided with a hole 9 to act as guide for a post or rod 10. The lid has also preferably a suitable hole 11 to act as an additional guide for the rod.

The rod has'mounted thereon an inverted curved valve 12 which fits into the mouth 13 of the conical receptacle, and as is evident upon pressing up the rod at the lower end the valve will be raised so as to no longer close off the said mouth. When the device is filled with tacks keep the valve down by gravity without the necessity of a spring, the weight of the valve and rod contributing to this effect sufliciently to keep the mouth 1? oi" the receptacle closed oil at all times.

When. the workman desires tacks, same being dumped into the receptacle as shown atv 14, he merely presses the palm of his hand upwardly against the rod, which releases tacks until he permits the valve to fall by removing his hand. 'Thus he can quickly become accustomed to obtaining just as many tacks as he desires, and any over that amount he can quickly pour from his hand back into the receptacle by merely lifting the lid. V

It is believed that. the simplicity and con tacks, the

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venience of the devicer is readily appar changes of merely mechanical nature .mi ht structed Wall ine aeee receptacle, said valve having an upwardly presented convex surface, and an actuating rod for said valve guided within the receptacle and dependin through the lower 15 end thereof and centre ly mounted therein, Having thus described my invention, what said lower end or'apex, of the receptacle he- I claim as new and desire to secure byLetingopen to serve as a deliverymouth thereters Patent, is for and the valve being located a substantial .In a device of the character described, 7 distance above the delivery mouth."

ent from the above description and that {Well be made therein without departmg from the spirit of the invention.

a conical receptacle with a straight unob- I I surface, a valve within the THOMAS MARSHALL HOSKINS. 

